The parents need for connection
The teens need for separation
Too soon to be friends
Too late to over parent
Or redo
What now has become
Glaringly obvious.
Old wounds and struggles
From our own parental entanglements
Emotionally returning us
To a place of egocentric dismay
Shrouded in indifference
As a way to survive this unloved feeling
The lack of gratitude
For all we have done
To make life easier
Show the clear path
And try to cushion life’s blows.
Sucker punched
But truly not shocked
By hormonal inconsistencies.
Parent and child both want out
But both innately know
Each biding their time
Trying to power steam the wrinkles and creases
That are not yet ready to be ironed out.
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